Do you often feel there’s a big discrepancy between what you know and what you do? You’re not alone. Knowing better is the first step. You have to know that you’re more than a simple math equation of calories in and calories out. You are a complex chemistry lab, and knowing what triggers the chemistry of fat burning… READ MORE
How To Change A Habit? Dissect It
What habits are keeping you from your WANT? Identifying behaviors that are sabotaging your efforts – in detail – is a key step to making real change. So many times your change efforts fail because you don’t realize that you have to be more clear on why you do what you do and how the events… READ MORE
What Do You Get Out Of A Bad Habit?
In my last post I explained how you have to start observing your habits to find your reminder – the thought or feeling or activity that precedes your habit. The reminder is the first step in the habit loop (more the loop this week) and in order to see it you gotta slow down, be… READ MORE
Motivation Is Out, Mindfulness Is In
Get off autopilot if you want a chance at change. So much of what you do all day is habit – and much of it you don’t even realize you’re doing. I wrote yesterday about not being able to fix it if you don’t know it’s broken. For so many of your habits, this is… READ MORE
If You Don’t Know What’s Wrong, You Can’t Fix It
Lately, I’ve been really focusing on my abs. My diet’s been tight and I’ve been training regularly and getting good results everywhere but my stomach. This is a huge bummer for me because while I’ve always had the booty, I’ve never had the tummy. Enter baby…. I tried not to be too frustrated this past… READ MORE
3 Biggest Thyroid Nutrition Myths
Your thyroid – the little butterfly shaped gland that sits just above your collar bone – is a little powerhouse is fuels metabolism from brains to bone and everything in between. Every cell in your body needs thyroid hormones and you’re right to want to support it. Unfortunately there are a slew of diet myths steering you… READ MORE
Are We There Yet?
Don’t know about you, but I’m not. Recently I’ve been once again facing some really big fears. Going head to head again with all my old insecurities that I thought I’d licked. Here it is…all my “stuff”…again. There have been many days lately that I just wanted to put my head in my pillow, cry… READ MORE
Get BETTER Sleep Tonight
Lack of sleep plagues us busy Westerners. The sad status quo is that we’re stressed and exhausted. We spend much of time feeling either tired and wired (can’t all asleep at night) OR simply depleted (tired, but have a hard time sleeping through the night or waking too early). Personally, sleep is the first domino to… READ MORE
Want More Willpower Instantly? Do This
The truth is there is so much we still don’t know about how metabolism works in general, let alone every fat loss secret. What I do know though is that I can arm a woman with the best info out there, review all her labs and thoroughly assess her symptoms and give her a really… READ MORE
Spring Is Here! Should You Do A Cleanse? Um, Not So Fast…
Few health trends are as hip as the “detox”. As an ND, I giggle a bit when I see the marketing for these cleanses, with their slick packaged green juices and somewhat arbitrary nutritional guidelines. With their popularity though, I suspect someone is giggling all the way to the bank. Is detoxing all nonsense? No,… READ MORE